Economics

Washington University Hires Wilson to Run $8 Billion Fund

  • Scott Wilson has managed Grinnell’s endowment since 2013
  • He was previously a trader at Barclays, Bank of America
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Washington University in St. Louis named a portfolio manager with trading experience to run its $8 billion endowment, the latest among several wealthy schools to fill these top investment jobs.

Scott Wilson, 41, is expected to start his new position in December, according to Eric Upin, the private school’s interim chief investment officer and managing director of Makena Capital Management.